Latin Meaning: The name Lauren is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Lauren is: Of Laurentum. From the place of the laurel leaves. Can also be interpreted as the English version of the Irish name Lorcan: Fierce.
Gilbert Stuart was one of 18th century Americaâs master portrait artists. Stuart is best known for his unfinished Athenaeum portrait of George Washington. This is the image seen on the U.S. one dollar bill. Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to be one of Americaâs foremost portraitists.
Gilbert Place, between Hunts Point Avenue and Faile Street north of Lafayette, was named for late 1800s area magnate W.W. Gilbert, the owner of Sunnyslope (see below). The one-block place contains homes typical to the Bronx: attached houses with bowed front rooms.